Mine to Keep

Chapter 14

We finally made it to Chicago and by that time the sun had come up. 

I got off the bus and walked into the bus station. This one though was a lot nicer than the other. And what I mean by nicer is that all their furniture looked brand new and it smelt nice in here.

I walked up to the booth and spoke to the man sitting there but he was talking on the phone, so I waited.

"Girl, and I was like, ' You must really want to be cut off. OK. I don't know who you think you are but you ain't all that and a bag of chips.' 

Yes girl, I had to put him in his place before somebody got hurt in our relationship.

No wh-"

"Um excuse me ," I said impatiently, " Can you help me?"

He looked up at me and rolled his eyes and continued to talk on his phone. "Girl, why this lil lightskinned tryna interrupt me. Yes, I had to put her in her place."

I rolled my eyes and said," Well I guess I'll just have to go and talk to your manager and tell them that they have incompetent employees. I bet they'll love that you speak to customers like that." He rolled his eyes and said, " Well who are?"

"You're bosses' boss," I said trying not to laugh. His mouth dropped in shock. "I can explain ma'am. I've just been having a bad day . You see my man-"

"No excuses. It better not happen again or else" I said trying to sound stern and the look on his face was priceless. He looked terrified. I stared at him until he noticed that he was still on the phone and hung it up. 

"So what can I help you with ma'am," he said with a polite voice. I couldn't take it anymore and started to laugh. I laughed so hard that tears came out. "I can't believe you actually fell for that. In what way is the way I'm dressed appropriate for a bosses' boss?"

He looked at me completely dumbfounded. "Wait so you're really not my bosses' boss?"

"No I'm not," I said rolling my eyes. "I'm just trying to find a bus to Indiana. Now can you tell me?"

He looked at me for a minute and started to laugh. I guess he finally caught on to what happened. Wow. Slow. He turned his head and typed it in the computer. "The next bus leaves in 10 minutes. Oh by the way I'm Don'Dre who are you?"

"I'm Rose."

"Well Rose you've just made a new best friend. No ones ever done that to me before. I'm really impressed," he said with a smile on his face. 

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The ten minutes went by so fast we didn't notice the bus arriving. I learned that he's gay, which I could obviously tell , and that he's been working there for three days and he's ready to go. 

"Well, it was nice talking to you but I gotta go."

"OK. If you ever need anything just give me a call. My number is 312-555-5565. Hell by the time you call me, I'll probably be working somewhere else anyway. But if I have to I'll come down to Indy and come get you and we gone go out."

I laughing, waved, and walked away to the bus.

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By the time we got to Indianapolis it was almost 3 p.m. When we pulled up to the bus station I ran off the bus and ran to the nearest phone booth. I dialed my home phone number but no one answered so I decided to walk home since I saw we were at the bus station near my house.

On the way home I started to take in my surroundings. Don't want a repeat of last time. 

I finally made it home and pulled out my key. I could hear my mom and dad in the kitchen laughing about something. "Guys! I'm home!"

I was met by silence. I walked into the kitchen and saw them sitting with angry looks on their faces. 

"Why are you here?" my mom asked. I looked at her confused. "What do you mean, 'Why am I here' I've been missing for how many days and that's what you have to say to me. What kind of parent are you?"

"The kind that when they send a kid away they stay away," she said rolling her eyes.

My mouth fell open in shock. "What. You did that to me. You got me kidnapped."

"You call it kidnapped, I call it being sent away."she said rolling her eyes and crossing her arms. 

"No sending someone away means that you're sending them to a boarding school or the military not getting them kidnapped! For all you know he could've raped me let alone killed me. Do you even care?" I said pissed.

"He wouldn't have done that. No one would. I mean that would probably kill you, but they would have to be pretty desperate if they were to rape you." 

I felt my eyes watering. "I hate you."

She didn't answer just looked at me with so much hate I could feel it. "Oh and Dad you have nothing to say?" I said looking over at her.

He looked down at the table. "Wow and thought you wore the pants in the family. i didn't know you were a follower of this bitch." With that he lifted his head up and his eyes darkened like Ian's do. 

"Never. Call.Her.That.Again." he said pausing between each word. 

"Why not? That's what she is. You'll stick up for her but not for your own daughter. You get the Father of the Year Award," I said rolling my eyes. 

"Because that's not what she is. She is your mother and you will respect her!"

"She is not my mother. She's just some bitch that you sleep with. My mother would never purposely get me kidnapped." 

He raised up from his chair and walked over raising his hand. Before he could hit me I turned  and stormed out of the house. 

I sat down on the step. Now where am I going to go.